Area Sports

by Mark Jurgena Chase Reynolds buried a three to begin the OT. The Kahok defense held that lead. Then 7-for-8 shooting from the free throw line won the game. That was the story in the overtime period as Collinsville beat East St. Louis 68-63 at Fletcher Gym on Dec. 13 in a back-and-forth contest that…

by Mark Jurgena Collinsville’s girls basketball team won a pair of games last week to move their overall record to 7-3 and 2-1 in the SWC. East St. Louis win Collinsville took a 25-21 lead into halftime at East St. Louis and outscored the Flyerettes by nine in the second half to take a 58-45…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] On Dec. 12, Triad’s seventh grade girls basketball team capped off a successful season in the IESA State Title game. The Crusaders’ season came to a close with a second place finish after falling 31-21 to undefeated Normal Kingsley in the championship game. Players on the team include Payton Schlaefer, Grace…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] The Lady Knights basketball squad added a pair of wins across a three game span last week. Their week began with a Dec. 10 trip to Freeburg. The hosting Midgets entered with a 3-3 record, while the Lady Knights stood at 6-1. Freeburg nabbed a 6-5 lead early into the opening…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] After a 4-0 start to their season, Triad boys basketball dropped their first two games of December to Waterloo and Jacksonville. The 4-2 Knights next chance to return to the win column came on Dec. 10, when they hosted the highly touted Columbia Eagles. Prior to their meeting, the Eagles stood…

by Mark Jurgena The Collinsville girls bowling team had a successful weekend at King Pin Lanes in Springfield bringing back second place at the 16th annual Abe Lincoln Invite. CHS finished just behind SWC rival O’Fallon in the team standings. It was the second consecutive year the Panthers won the Abe. Kahok Laila Jaoko was…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] For the first time since 2015, Triad girls basketball is off to a 6-1 start. The Lady Knights reached the six win mark via five game win streak, which remains intact. Their three most recent victories came across five days last week. The first of those victories came on Dec. 2,…

By Anthony Jones [email protected] After starting off 4-0, Triad boys basketball suffered their first losses of the season last week. Their first action of the week came on Dec. 6, as they hosted Waterloo. The matchup with the Bulldogs marked the opening of Mississippi Valley Conference play for both teams. The Knights opened the showdown…

by Mark Jurgena Collinsville ran into a Beast on Dec. 5. Belleville East came to Collinsville, got up big early and left with a 54-23 victory. Talesha Gilmore led CHS with eight points and 10 rebounds. Carsyn Moad and Diamond Walker both had five points while Lily Carlisle had three points and Karley Call had…

By Mark Jurgena  The Collinsville boys basketball team rocketed off to a great start hitting six threes in the opening half and taking a 30-16 lead into the halftime break on their way to a 68-46 win at home against Rochester on Dec. 3. “We shot it well from the arc,” began Collinsville coach Darin…